Mattress-frame.



PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

H. A.-BAGON. A

MATTRESS FRAME. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 9. 1907.

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' bodiment, of the ,ini'ention which, he ensie those n; enlarged scale'with the ihtermeaihg hem the way of connecting the truss rod to end'iaiI,

' a 5 1 I .united together in any desirable .way to present an open 1 for the ready tightening-ofthis fabric 4by: the owner of ,the bed stanytime-in-asimple, feasible, 31ndexpedi-;' l, tious manner; Shou1d,'th erefore, the usei fbf the bed movedby hin'i'by theiise an ordinary wrench,-,-thus avoidingthe necessity of in-sliilled'labor'for this :Purposebfthe sending of the bed eq ipp d with the h hi ice George and Statfof havfe ixiven ted t i e l pmv n e e' in 'M e s lfm e o I the firarne I provide a suitable fabric as 4 upon which It will be understood that the to which I have teferred may be oi'woven wire; link-form, or of any othei' 'dcsirable character.

connect the ends of the fobi'ic 4 with the-end rails 2 AssIGNoR oF ONE-Th ne To LYMliN f- BURDIN O ASHING Q DISTRIQT' 0F oon M IA.

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a B it known that I Hum-4.3m e citizen of the United States, residingat Bmnchville; in'the county'di which thefollowing-is a specification. p This invention to mattressirames, the object of th'einvention being to proi ide simple, inexpensive, and effective for tightening thefabric constitut ingpart ofthe'sar'iiej 1" we h V f -In diawingszacconapanying and forming part off this specification l illust mte'in detai lone form of em- 1 .sliilled theart to practice the same, set? forth in the ffollowing fd8t3l'ipti0ii whil e the novelty of the invention be included in the claims ime-l ceedingsaid description 1 e Isl Riel-hin to said 'dra Figure 1 is atop plan View of a mattress frame involying my invention. 3 2h; 2. longitndinaicezitral sectional wiew e: the same'on frame'removed: Fig. =3Jis=a detail view in'perspectiifee of an endrail ofthe frame, truss rod, .bolt', and adjunctive. devices, separated iromjeach other Figs. 4;-5,- and 6 are top p an views e: h' enhe end-rails showing the 'jnanzier of attaching the fabric thereto,

and the operation followed-in the eh iehrie. v

{Like reference characteis refento like parts through out the Several t. f Q m. The mattress frame includes in its construction two and rails as2 oi duplicate "construction and t wo similar side mils as.3,"and these sey'eml rails be inade of l anysuitabIe materialpsuch as angle iron, and may be which, although it may "be of any desirable shape, isgene'ral ly and preferably rectan'gulan'. "As apart of th im ttre oiequivalent deizice is supported. It is one of the principal objects of my invention to'provide find that the iebrie 4%; h slack can b' fifiantlyjre- 'fi'a me to'a factory. .I 4

In making the metal I p'referto i; t eme thiscon e tionmay 'he-imde in en 'e ir- I Specification ofLetters Patel-nu Patented July 23,1997. Application mesllerei e, 1e07.,seri ine.se1,555.

bl w y, I fi -t e n O l m n s r r fi can be advantageo i sly utilized. The ends of the fabric.4 are ioldeddown, as c learly shown 2, Iaid the inner sides of the end rails 2 after which the battens ior clainping'; strips e he placed eg ainstthe folded down ends of the fabric and are riveted eih'eh-e wieee itebly fastened to thesaid end rails 2, the battensor clanipingstripso constituting-in reality; I part. oi .the end rails. hiterthus connecting. the fabric *if'i r'ith'the end rails the latter have connected therewith the ineansfor takingiip slack, following-which the fab ric is stretched its maximum el ment-, is.hein meeh'e which the ends of the side 3 are connectedals by bolts, rivets, or screws with the ends of the The means for temoving-slachin the iabric'preferably includes two trliss rodseach designated 6, al- I thqugh'it 'is possible that-bnt one'o'i these might be cmp iv' 'i wn in the drawings ai exactly} and the-sane statement applies to thew-urgent? mode of 0peration,I-a d tailed description pf apply to theother, and inthis connection pnrticw i lax-reference may be had to 4, 5, and 6. 1' I --o1ie of said rods, its mounting, andmode of operation The truss ro'dfi when applied is'l sually straight and- So :it is ,held to. the adjacent end rail 2 by means of two boltsxas 7 angularly' disposed to each otheir'andywhich "in the present case convergeinward are equipped uts e38 at their inner ends;' 1n-advantage'.fol

.lows he ng disposition of .the-twoboli f'z n 3 heteaftex appearjj It will bennderstood, I believe, iroin-whanhqeheeu stated that I attach the -fabric 4 to the two .end. rails ,Z -and afterward connect the truss'rods 6, w'heie; two are employed; to said end .irails. lfollojwingthis the fabric is stretched niephahiically, aitenwhich the ,5 side rails are iastened to theendrails; toe-inake :thc finishedarticle. 4 v 1 A; Referring again pi rticularly to 4;;5, andfi and. h following but my description of one ej audits cooperating parts, I connect saidtruss rgito the adjacent rail by meons er the twobolts Z," wl ich I hre ee ed h erd yihreu iiergeretie i saidrail and perforations near the'opposite ends-of saidtruss rod; When this is e h fthe utsseith iensjere i rail is eutweialy bowed; as shown in n gi si bripg the intermediate or substantially central por tion of the truss rod 6' against the adjusting nut 9 pro- 105 0 applied andsaid-nnts are tiirnednsolidly horne and, owing'to theaiog'olar reiation'of the boltsitheifl i d I y l 1" Yktvir'exi the adjusting nu subserving. its custo my tu the cooperating end. All p 'efer to interpose be- Iimc'tion. The bolt '10; is passed inwardly image a substantially central pel .fxifitition in sa-ideiidmil 2, the head of thebolt'abut- I I against the outer side of said rail, while'aholding The mission fii ss u qidi with the bolt. 10, the "l ttr n'uhasll engages :against the inner side'of the mil-= or against the batten 5 constituting a. part of said mil. v V I mills, a trussrod,nngnlnrlydisposed bolts for connecting v the ends of saldtruss' i'od-xvlth one of ssid end rails, and

-means betiveeu the truss god and. the end rail with which I i H "inc Elites foroutwardly bowing" Where I utilize a batten it connect the fablflc l to, theinil it will be appaipent that said batten is perforated f r theliiassage of the bolts 7 and 10. Usually when lie mnttres's frame leaires the? factory the adjusting nut 9 is against or practically incontact'vvith the nut 11 the truss rod 6 thjs tinfie jlQeiiig approximately straight, such relation shown in [Figd 5.;

v or'-'positive connoction sna e i l hm g a perforntionin said truss 156. so. that, should the thi eads or the bolt"1 0 t sgfrippesitr inju e'd in some W ti s? msl s i hii s s esei the nut :5), it doesinot'becon e necessary to-sepai'atel and 11, then towithdraw said bolt, after shinia eriect bolt put in the place of the detective one 5 i and nuts tgpued' theieto 'betweenthe endgiail and truss nod Should there be some direct of positive connection betweenthe bolt lO-and the 'tod fd it would be: inecessaryito ship the. mattress frame as-a' w'hole s a factory in case it becomes necessary to lnove such a bolt having 'sueh'a. connection. ;I avoid an this difi iculty provide a means whereby a house-holder 'canwithoutlskilled aid in'stentlyiapplyi newbolt to k Ph Q Trod, un'g'ularly disposed bolts. extending through the end oi the end rail and truss itespectlvely, sziidbolts having nuts to bea'i against said truss 'i od -and means cooperative "\vltliithe'en'd i'all 'nnd't'i'uss rod 'es pctivel'y for outwardly bowing the fennel-h v 'ope ra'tion in question isone'that canbe fie -fomled vvith r and facility, whemtherelore; the i- 1 6 is fir t;

"assembled as an' article of manufacture, the nut?) issilbtaiitially in Contact withthe nut ll, and the rod 6 is contiguous to the nut 9. condition in which a nser' finds" the time when he; purehases'it.

Should the fabric 4 be loosenedor end this is'a.

- connnon-occurrence, such loosenessbf-sla'ck can be instantly-eliminated by-the of'an ordinary wrench applied'to theadjusting nut 9, said nut being turned asit would be to unsc ewit homits cairying bolt 10. When this procedure is followed the bolt 10 is'te'd out- T Ward-to outwardly the adjacent end reil.

V to the t'the truss rod 6 is practically streight' I 760 I a 'de range of adjustment with a bolt'of on; length", w

[ ovements-t e bolt 10 with rejustin g operation of the'nut il."

j justingimoansjc'anj'be -easily and 'readily openetedto hemes 1 0d Gitwashi employed What I claim is:

said latter endrai'iQ and. having means to llserve s as will be obvious, to i v I, h the bolt ohtv'm -d. spect to the end rsi1 2 and tguss rod thew-- "llitnes'sesl:

take-(up any sine in the am-1c 4, und thisdabl ic can I do not ncjed use such:

1. Adevice .of thlelclass dsci-ibd having side and end suid truss iOd directly 2. In .a device of the descri becl, fi'ame l1avin;.' 4

end and side rai]s';-n;t uss i'od conneeted with' -one of said 1 and 1 'ails,'a mltcai ried b glr the-entl- 'ail-vvith which said truss rod-is connected-said l'lnough whiqhsiiidbblt"passes: 'and n nut onthe bolt to i 1ss rod having. a perforation feed] he -bolt outwai d" foibow tbe end tallun fying-sot boltlnilnoutwand-dinection;= i i 3. In a device ,of the elassjdescribed endrails andsld o :tllellfl inner ends, foi:co nne y ti-ussfr'od. with-one" f said-end fails, a'boltfe t'tending through the end raii 'ojwhich'snid truss .rodis, connected event its longitudinal mqven ent- \vl th respe ct thereto, f said; truss rod having n-pettoration through vvihiclfsai'd litter bolt gases s; and a; nut tofben against thetfifisd-odtor feeding 'sa'idlatten' b'ol-tT outtv'ard. f4 masque of the class desi ibedyan end rail, atruss' grod eonneqted with.saidendirail, nbdlt extending through said railfhavin'g abend'at -its ou te1; -side to engagelthe -.oui:ei side of the end rall, and a nut to engage :iga'inst the inner side of the e'ndndil top'r event longltudlnal-iiioveinent of the-bolt with-respect tosa'i d-nd riiil, tsnid'jtreiss rod having a. perforation between its 'ends through whicl said bolt passes, and n nut between the ,end rail andftt'uss -od toa'ct agiiinst the latter itor feeding the bolt in an outward direction. J l 5 in a device of the class-described, an end rail-,1 :1 truss '0. Inn device of the claims described, an end tail, a tnuss rod, nngularly' disposed bolts extending-through theends of the end -all 11nd t-i-uss nod-respectively :ind having nuts at theninner 'ehds to o; sgainst snid truss'ro'd, a bolt extending through the ll', {the truss-tod 'having a fierforu 1011 through, which :ylxeadjieaxlngnga i the latter bolt acting against the inner side otthe rail'to bolt passes,-,and th lntterhnving jievent'dong'ltndinal movement ot th'e lattei bolt with respect to the rail, and-a second -nut to act against the truss rodfor feeding theiatter bolt in tin outward direcr'atlon through w hl'chsuidholt passes, and an adjusting.

nufieca'n'led by the bolt to act againstthe truss rod .Qto feed m'esenc ftwo's l v Q ARBYAL C In testimony whereof lhave hei'euntoset my hand in theouter side of thehall, -a nut on 

